One of my favorite weeks of the year (aside from the week before Christmas) is the week before the Super Bowl. At no other point in time is it possible to find so many amazing appetizer and dip recipes. Right behind my love of desserts comes my love of appetizers, specifically dips.

Which means that on a day like Super Bowl Sunday, I am in a state of food nirvana. I love the excuse to try out new recipes and declare new favorites. This easy pizza dip is super simple and combines all of the crave-worthy flavors of a pizza without the need to toss dough, preheat a pizza stone, or bust out the pizza peel. An awesome compromise for the sake of dip.

Easy Pizza Dip!

Bust out your favorite pie plate and slather the bottom with a layer of cream cheese, top that cream cheese with shredded mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. Then add a layer of your favorite pizza sauce (I love DeLallo when doing store-bought, but I also have a favorite homemade pizza sauce, too), top with more shredded cheese, and then finish it off with your favorite pizza toppings.

I am definitely a purist when it comes to pizza – I am a pepperoni pizza girl pretty much 100% of the time, but I do love the combination of pepperoni, black olives and green pepper for a variety of flavors here. Feel free to switch it up though, whatever you like – mushrooms, sausage, bacon, veggies – possibilities are endless!

What do you serve with pizza dip? So many options!

Baguette slices (toasted or un-toasted)

Crusty chunks of bread

Pita chips

Tortilla chips

You could certainly serve this with other things, but I really like very lightly toasted baguette slices or chunks of crusty bread, like a country sourdough. They hold up well to the sauce and melted cheese, and they mimic a crust beautifully.

My favorite toppings are pepperoni, green olives with pimentos, and roasted red peppers. Got hooked on this combo 3 decades ago at Villa Pizza in “duhntuhn” Pittsburgh, around the corner from the Alcoa building. Would be awesome in your dip! Thanks.

I have been making a very close version of this recipe for nearly 30 years. Our grown sons still love this and make it at their own homes now. I got the recipe from a Junior League cookbook. Delicious!!

So easy & so good!! After baking, I blotted the top with a paper towel to remove some of the pepperoni grease. Made this for book club & the girls loved it! And, this would be the perfect Super Bowl dip!!